John Healey Life story


John Healey is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Wentworth and Dearne, formerly Wentworth, since 1997. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Shadow Secretary of State for Defence since 2020. Healey was Minister of State for Housing and Planning in the Brown Government.

Labour united despite Gaza resignations, says John Healey

Labour united despite Gaza resignations, says John Healey
Nov 16,2023 5:12 am

... But John Healey said " the vast majority" of Labour s front bench and the party s MPs had not rebelled...

Grant Shapps gets defence job in mini reshuffle

Grant Shapps gets defence job in mini reshuffle
Aug 31,2023 10:21 am

... Labour s shadow defence secretary John Healey congratulated Mr Shapps on his appointment...

Machine guns among weapons lost by UK armed forces

Machine guns among weapons lost by UK armed forces
May 26,2023 1:11 pm

... Labour s shadow defence secretary John Healey said: " The first duty of any government is to keep people safe, so ministers have serious questions to answer on how these weapons, electronics and ammunition have gone missing from MoD bases, and who s got them now...

Afghan refugees to be moved out of hotels under new government plans

Afghan refugees to be moved out of hotels under new government plans
Mar 28,2023 1:30 pm

... Shadow defence secretary John Healey accused the government of " serving eviction notices on 8,000 Afghans - half of whom are children - with no guarantee they will be offered a suitable, settled place to live"...

What could feature in Labour's election manifesto?

What could feature in Labour's election manifesto?
Mar 23,2023 12:21 pm

... Shadow defence secretary John Healey announced late last year that all major defence projects would be subject to a " Nato test" in the first 100 days of a Labour government...

Rishi Sunak announces £5bn extra defence spending during US trip

Rishi Sunak announces £5bn extra defence spending during US trip
Mar 12,2023 6:41 pm

... John Healey, the shadow defence secretary, said the Conservatives were " failing to secure Britain s national defence for the future"...

UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, Rishi Sunak confirms

UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, Rishi Sunak confirms
Jan 14,2023 12:11 pm

... Shadow defence secretary John Healey said the government had " Labour s fullest backing" for the decision to send the Challengers...

£20 daily bonus for troops covering Christmas strikes

£20 daily bonus for troops covering Christmas strikes
Dec 23,2022 12:21 pm

... Shadow defence secretary John Healey said the government s " small gesture is better than nothing" but forces were " once again having to bail out Conservative ministers who are grinding our country to a halt"...

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